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September 16, 2005 Flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could launch a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, says security firm. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, Service Pack 2, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

February 17, 2006 Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw. TAGS: flaw, media player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, patch, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows

July 1, 2005 Software giant issues security advisory after a research firm publishes a working exploit of the vulnerability. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, research company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

May 9, 2006 Trio of security updates includes two for critical flaws in Exchange e-mail server and third-party software in Windows. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, attacker, Flash Player, vulnerability, service pack, e-mail server, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 98, Adobe Systems Inc., server, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, security, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

October 18, 2005 "Critical" flaw affects Microsoft's media player and browser, including on Windows XP with SP2, a security firm reports. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, security flaw, flaw, advisory, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, vulnerability, spokeswoman, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows

September 6, 2005 Vulnerability could allow an attacker to take remote control of a user's system, security specialist says. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Outlook, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

February 1, 2005 Company downplays a method for intruders to bypass defenses in its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP. TAGS: Positive Technologies, vulnerability, security company, flaw, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Service Pack 2, attacker, service pack, threat, representative, malicious code, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, situation, Microsoft Corp., method, security

December 14, 2004 Software giant releases five fixes, all for Windows--but doesn't rate any of them as a serious threat. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, advisory, patch management, flaw, patch, security, fix, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

September 30, 2006 Third-party fix available to repair a serious flaw in Windows for which Microsoft no longer provides security updates. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, patch, fix, service pack, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

July 12, 2005 Microsoft issues three "critical" security alerts and warns that miscreants are already exploiting two holes in Windows. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, victim, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, security, service pack, software company, trojan horse, PC, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

January 10, 2006 Two "critical" security bugs in Windows, Outlook and Exchange could allow an attacker to hijack vulnerable PCs, company says. TAGS: flaw, attacker, Microsoft Outlook, vulnerability, service pack, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, server, operating system, PC

July 11, 2006 "Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, patch management, Web server, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, risk, Microsoft Windows Server, DHCP, worm, fix, security, Symantec Corp., service pack, Microsoft Excel

September 13, 2006 Microsoft issues a third version of a troubled Internet Explorer patch to fix a bug in an earlier update. TAGS: Shavlik Technologies, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, bug, Microsoft Corp., service pack, security, Microsoft Windows, PC

August 9, 2006 In rare alert, department urges people to plug a worm hole in the Microsoft operating system as soon as possible. TAGS: Neel Mehta, alert, flaw, vulnerability, homeland security, agency, Microsoft Corp., software company, security, service pack, printer, Microsoft Windows, operating system